What color is #99AD78?

#99AD78 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99AD78?

The RGB value is 153, 173, 120: 153 red, 173 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99AD78?

The complementary color is #8C78AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99AD78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99AD78 color

#99AD78 rgb(153, 173, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #99AD78 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 67.8% green and 47.1% blue (153, 173, 120).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#99AD78 color codes

HEX	`#99AD78`
RGB	`rgb(153, 173, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 67.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 31%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.03, -16.3, 25.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.03, 29.85, 123.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.47, 38.015, 23.445)`
Decimal	`10071416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99AD78, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #99AD78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99AD78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #99AD78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99ad78; }
.text { color: #99ad78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99ad78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 173 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99ad78, #7ead78); }

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Questions

What color is #99AD78?: #99AD78 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99AD78?: The RGB value is 153, 173, 120: 153 red, 173 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99AD78?: The complementary color is #8C78AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99AD78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.